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劝

quàn · quan

Traditional 勸

HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. to advise
  2. to urge
  3. to try to persuade
  4. to exhort
  5. to console
  6. to soothe
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Playing until dawn

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)今晚(jīnwǎn)想(xiǎng)玩(wán)游戏(yóuxì)，玩(wán)到(dào)天亮(tiānliàng)。

    I want to play games tonight until dawn.

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)劝(quàn)你(nǐ)早点(zǎodiǎn)睡(shuì)，明天(míngtiān)还(hái)要(yào)上班(shàngbān)。

    I advise you to sleep early. You have work tomorrow.

  3. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)别(bié)劝(quàn)我(wǒ)，我(wǒ)已经(yǐjīng)开始(kāishǐ)了(le)。

    Do not try to persuade me. I have already started.

  4. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)不(bù)劝(quàn)了(le)。我(wǒ)也(yě)来(lái)玩(wán)！

    OK, I will stop. I will play too!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

她(tā)劝(quàn)我(wǒ)别(bié)相(xiāng)信(xìn)她(tā)的(de)话(huà)。

He advised me not to believe what she says.

Tatoeba: Chinese by zhouj1955 · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

你(nǐ)之(zhī)前(qián)试(shì)着(zhe)劝(quàn)过(guo)汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)去(qù)做(zuò)那(nà)件(jiàn)事(shì)，对(duì)吧(ba)？

You tried to persuade Tom to do that, didn't you?

Tatoeba: Chinese by jan_OkulaJu · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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